Ballesteros: CCSC oval repair on track

THINGS are looking up for the dilapidated Cebu City Sports Center track oval. Last Friday, two interested contractors presented their products to the technical committee set to oversee the repair of the 16-year-old oval.

“Two companies have presented and submitted their requirements. There are a total of eight companies who want to work on the oval,” said Cebu City Sports Center manager Ricky Ballesteros.

Davao Norte boxers strike for PH

THE Saludar siblings -- Rey and Victorio -- sustained their amazing run in their Asian Games debut with contrasting wins Saturday at the Foshan Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China.

Ateneo girls seize 4th straight Alaska Cup football crown

THE Ateneo de Davao University elementary team captured its fourth straight crown in the girls 12 category of the annual Alaska Cup football tournament at the Ayala Country Club in Ayala, Alabang.

Davao rules Mindanao League football

THE Davao FA hacked out a thrilling 1-0 win over Davao del Norte Sunday to rule the Filipino Premier League Mindanao finals at the Energy Park Footnall Field in Apokon, Tagum City.

Carlo M. Nono: Cotabato's rising tennis star

BEATING rated foreign players in the just-concluded ATF Asian Federation 14-Under Tournament at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila was no easy feat for this 14-year-old boy wonder from Kabacan, North Cotabato.

Dominant Eagles

THE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Eagles displayed their dominance and crushed two foes in the opening day of the Milo Best SBP Passerelle Twin Tournaments at the University of San Carlos Main gym.

Davao's Fabriga, Asok set to dive on Monday

DAVAO City's very own Rexel Ryan Fabriga and Jaime Asok will first take the plunge for the Philippines on Monday at the start of the 16th Asian Games 2010 diving competition at the Aoti Aquatics Center in Guangzhou, China.

Erratic Alcano crashes out in q’finals

THE top seeds crashed out as they lost their quarterfinal matches to unheralded players in the Class A division of the 2010 Sun.Star Superbalita 9-Ball Challenge at the E-Mall Activity Center last night.

The last to fall was former double world champion Ronnie Alcano, who was booted out of the tournament by Elvis Calasang, 10-9, in the last game of the evening.

Cebu City wins 3 golds in Iloilo judo tilt

THE Cebu City judo squad invaded Iloilo City and brought home three gold medals in Iloilo City’s First Invitational Individual Judo Tournament at SM City last Sunday.

The Cebu City judokas, mentored by the Philippine Judo Federation executive vice-president Atty. Vicente Fernandez and Central Visayas Judo Association president Tracy Tradio, all brought home medals.

Sun.Star 9-ball registration underway Nov. 26 to Dec. 2

ORGANIZERS bared Saturday that registration of the Sun.Star Superbalita Mindanao Open 9-Ball Challenge has been moved on November 26 to December 2 at the Sun.Star Davao Publishing, Inc. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SMB faces Ginebra

MANILA—Sister teams San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra fight for the lead when they face each other in the 36th Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference at the Araneta Coliseum today.

The Beermen are ahead, 8-2, but the Kings could take over the top spot since they are just a win behind at 7-2.

MTI routs CIS, 7-0

MANDAUE Technological Institute blanked Cebu International School, 7-0, in the Boys 14 under division of the 13th Aboitiz Football Cup yesterday.

Mark Felicida led the assault with a hat trick, while Erwin Cortes, Dexter Espiritu, Marlon Ewayan and Vince Duazo contributed one goal each.

Pages: Doubles partners Ed Hayco and Harry Radaza

OUR Central Visayas—Region 7—has never before been Palaro national champions. Our country, the Philippines, though an Olympic participant for 86 years, has never before won a gold medal.

These will change. For Edward Hayco is a dreamer. Restless, enthusiastic, forever-smiling and optimistic, he always has a vision. This is rooted in his DNA. He loves to foresee the unforeseen, to visualize the unrealized.

Quijano: Who’s the fairest of them all?

IN A perfect world, we the fans would have first say on who’s next for the sport’s pound for pound king.

It wouldn’t be dictated by boxing politics, financial de rigueur, and of course promotional issues.

Mendoza: I dreamed I knocked out the referee

I HAD a dream. I fought Mike Tyson.

I was hitting him at will.

Eddiva nets bronze in Asiad wushu

MARK Eddiva solely carried the flag for the Philippine wushu team after taking the bronze medal in the 65-kilogram (kg) event in the Guangzhou Asian Games.

Seo-as, Lobien tandem takes 3rd win in Luisa's darts tilt

NORWAYNE Seo-as and Pigeon Lobien scored a 2-0 win over the tandem of Brent Quangdey and July Punay to take their third straight win in the Luisa's darts tournament at the Luisa's Café Wednesday night.

The two joined Jimmy Ku and Romeo David as the two pairs loom to be the favorites in the special event aimed for fellowship among Luisa's Café patrons.

Martial arts summit seen to create unifying body

CREATING a unified body to help in the promotion of the different martial arts group in Baguio City will be the main focus of the first Philippine Martial Arts Summit to be held at the PFVR Gym on December 3-4.

PhilMAS organizer and National Oriental Federation of the Philippines president Ma. Teresa Asuncion said the idea of the summit is for the different martial arts group to become one and create a body that would represent the whole martial arts community.

Jaguars eye 6th softball title

WITH eight players returning for the University of the Cordilleras, the Jaguars are raring for another crack at the title when action in the softball competition starts December 3 at the BSU grounds.

Softball competition opens the second part of the Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League season 24.

Short handed Carcomm upends Cryscoda Tiger

TWO teams came into the court. One team prevailed.

Carcomm five got the better end game in the dying minutes of the ballgame and finally bagged another victory after defeating Cryscoda Tigers, 61-54, in another hard court action last Friday afternoon in the ongoing Baguio Benguet Total Basketball League at Saint Vincent Gymnasium.

Hongitan: District II archery meet 2010 reflections

THE "You Belong" feeling was felt by Noemilyn L. Madeo of BCNHS, one of the scorers/officiating official in the Archery Meet that was held on November 11-13, because the camaraderie was evident among the participants.

As one of the teachers in the Filipino Department, she said joining other fields of specialization aside from the classroom situation brings knowledge and an opening of other avenues in life. We become sports-minded, and not only concentrated in academics.

Orient routs Tri Dharma, posts 1st win in Filsino

ORIENTt Foods Industries notched its 1st victory by routing Tri Dharma Mktg, 83-57 while Macro Distributors secured the No. 1 spot slipping past Cocopalm Industrial Corporation, 72-70 in the Fil-Sino Tao Group of companies Intercolor tournament at Po Hang gym, Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Orient Foods burned Tri-Dharma early in the first quarter as it jumped out to a commanding 30-9 lead behind Clarence Isulat’s 16 pts and Cris Vargas’ 10 pts.

NPC-Teleperformance bowling unfolds Saturday

TWENTY-THREE teams will vie for the top prize Saturday as the Negros Press Club and Teleperformance bowling tournament kicks off at Lopue’s East Center Bowling Lanes, Bacolod City.

The tournament will have 13 teams representing the different media entities composed of print and broadcast journalists while the remaining 10 slots will be fielded by Teleperformance’s call center agents.

Talisay shuttlers keep crown in badminton tilt

THE Talisay City feather artists remained the overall champion of the Area III Athletic and Cultural Meet 2010 badminton tournament after winning both the elementary and secondary levels Friday at the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College gym in Talisay City.

Talisay secondary girls’ Shiela Mahinay bagged the single’s event after the scheduled match against eventual silver medalist Yvette Isidro, also of Talisay, wasn’t played however, Silay City stole the secondary girls’ doubles after defeating the Talisay duo, 2-1.

Sabillo eyes victory in Clash of the Champs

ALL set for the Clash of the Champs Saturday night at the Casino Filipino Hotel, Bacolod City as Philippines’ strongest and toughest sluggers brawl for pride and glory.

Top Prime Stable and current Philippine minimumweight champion Merlito “Tiger” Sabillo will defend his belt against former Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) champion and No.1 challenger Donnie Mabao of Baguio tonight in a 12-round brawl at the 105 pounds division.

Corpus Christi tops 2010 Prisaa tourney

IN THE last-concluded event of the day, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori School won in thrilling fashion over the CCS Knights, 56-52, in secondary basketball.

UC in PCCL semis

BEHEMOTH Junemar Fajardo frolicked in the middle as he scored 32 points to lead the University of Cebu to the semifinal round of the 2010 Philippines Collegiate Champions League after beating the University of San Carlos Warriors, 83-68, at the Cebu Coliseum.

Fajardo had 20 points in the first half as he helped UC, the reigning Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. champion, book its first seat to the semifinals of the collegiate league.

Limpag: The courage of Antonio Margarito

I NEVER particularly liked Antonio Margarito before the Pacman fight and that hatred, nay loathing, was magnified in HBO’s 24/7 series.

Margarito, with that perpetual scowl, sounded arrogant—devilish even—in that series.

Mendoza: Pacquiao not Mike Tyson or Attila the Hun

YOU rearrange furniture.

You reconfigure computer software.

Melindo to hold public workout in SM today

WBC Youth Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Milan Melindo of the Philippines will hold a public exhibition today at the SM City Cebu Atrium at 3 p.m.

Melindo, who is considered one of the Philippines’ boxing hopefuls to become world champion, is winding down his training for his clash against former world champion Carlos Tamara.